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ArticleMicrobial ecology2021

Physiological and Molecular Alterations of Phycobionts of Genus Trebouxia and Coccomyxa Exposed to Cadmium.

Giorgio Maria Vingiani, Francisco Gasulla, Ángel Barón-Sola, Juan Sobrino-Plata, Luis E Henández, Leonardo M Casano

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Article in Microbial ecology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giorgio Maria VingianiDepartment of Life Sciences, Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Francisco GasullaDepartment of Life Sciences, Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Ángel Barón-SolaLaboratory of Plant Physiology, Department Biology/Research Centre for Biodiversity and Global Change, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Sobrino-PlataLaboratory of Plant Physiology, Department Biology/Research Centre for Biodiversity and Global Change, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Luis E HenándezLaboratory of Plant Physiology, Department Biology/Research Centre for Biodiversity and Global Change, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Leonardo M CasanoDepartment of Life Sciences, Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. leonardo.casano@uah.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2304-7317
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid · ESUniversidad de Alcalá · ES

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades AGL2014-53771-RMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades AGL2017-87591-RMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades CGL2016- 80259-P
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several studies on aeroterrestrial microalgae are unravelling their resistance mechanisms to different abiotic stressors, including hazardous metals, pointing to their future role as bioremediation microorganisms. In the present study, physiological and molecular alterations of four phycobionts of genus Trebouxia (T. TR1 and T. TR9) and Coccomyxa (C. subellipsoidea and C. simplex) exposed to Cd were studied. Cd accumulation and subcellular distribution, cell wall structure, production of biothiols (GSH and phytochelatins), reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, expression of key antioxidant genes and ROS-related enzymes were evaluated to determine the physiological differences among the four microalgae, with the aim to identify the most suitable microorganism for further biotechnological applications. After 7 days of Cd exposure, Coccomyxa algae showed higher capacity of Cd intake than Trebouxia species, with C. subellipsoidea being the highest Cd accumulator at both intracellular and, especially, cell wall level. Cd induced ROS formation in the four microalgae, but to a greater extent in both Coccomyxa algae. Trebouxia TR9 showed the lowest Cd-dependent oxidative stress probably due to glutathione reductase induction. All microalgae synthetized phytochelatins in response to Cd but in a species-specific and a dose-dependent manner. Results from this study agree with the notion that each microalga has evolved a distinct strategy to detoxify hazardous metals like Cd and to cope with oxidative stress associated with them. Coccomyxa subellipsoidea and Trebouxia TR9 appear as the most interesting candidates for further applications.

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ChlorophytaLichensMicroalgaeCadmiumOxidative StressCadmiumBioremediationBiothiolsCadmiumCoccomyxaHazardous metalLichen MicroalgaeTrebouxia

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